Telegram-herald., 1887-03-02

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course. that tiers IS one ~ fts ieatinF eins.
meftiai enterprises ln Grand Rapids
hat t - MT gensssls ifsoNn thsi
ii - iae leadlug h0uss - fhs And in fhs
state $50 comparatively few, noi sreefs-
ify tbe more vel infcrmei on sa matters
CoaoefBing eur oommereasl greatness have
tie ikiutest conception of tie extent aad
fu2sniiade ~ the business carried 80
a.fhia fhe aails ~ tbis abil - f1eft TIE
magnitude of TIE more pnanl
iueni features 81 tie business proved safh
a wonderful revelation O. a. argos eyed re-
porter % ihe IEf rsHke- -HEHsfH who cai is8
Upon ihom fessAtly lo make inquiry ems
osrnins the ogtlosk ief spf nR trace i1Ai 81
IS taken f3r granted fhsi = oref summary
business vii prove interesting reading so
al who care i4f luformatioH % the cry
rapid strides towards Commercial suprs n-
az.
Iae pfincpsl feature ~ ths eomranv's
business during the Winter months IS ihe
bean trade. and when % is known thar ua-
wards 81 S9ee) bushels ere resolved.
carefully cleaned by machinery. assorted hV
hand, packet ln barrels aud shipped from
.Itsf.s
four 20 I've months it is readily apparent
that this branch of the business alone IS
something enormous. II any one j. posses
scd ~ The idea that there Is no labor or
expense connected Niih the handling of such
q cOmM0u article o. com ulrrcr a. TIE oraln-
AIRY bean, a visit 20 this house would soon
oonyince them that there .s ss much care
and labor exercised in preparing The losly
bean FOR market ss IS expended p preparing
the choicest dslicacies thar nfkle toe
epicurssn palate The Grand Rap.ds Grain
and Ssei Go. are the largest buyeTs
OF Michigan beans In tbe country.
and they receive them frgfu
the farmers "a every conceivable con
ditiOn, but when they leave the con- psnv S
hands they have undergone such careful
treatment that they are al ready tcr cook
ing. Toe beans are first cleaned by ma
chinery and are then assorted bv hand.
grls. no less than - girls being employed
Al the work ia this house. While the work
IS of The hghiest description. the beans be
ing distributed by a system II c0uveyors 20
the operatives, who are seated on both sides
OF = look table running through the center
OF the room. II requires considerable exye-
rienoe, a quick eve and a dextr0us hand. To
all outward appearances the - kris EN-
ployed here are "a content aud cbeerful
I trrtF Fstt
nate girls in Christendom, and certain IL Is
the company spare no expsnee 10 make
them as comfortable as the sincerest
friend Of labor could desire. Not~ith
standing the magnitude of a business rep
resented by ths handling of over $1,000
bushels OF beans for marke, in the shor
space Of four months IN every year. il Is
a iriae compared with the wool trade II the
I house, which Is tran secter IN q much
shorter period. The Grand Rapids Grain
and Seed co. is by long odds the most ez-
| tensive wool shipping concern IN Michl-
| gan. and one % the largest ia the country,
| their trade averaging not less than one mil
| lion pounds each season, and Frequently
amounts 10 over eleven hundred thonsand
| pounds Unlike their bean trade bowever.
very little OF tie wool handled comes 20
| Grand Rapids, bat is bought up through an
extensive system Of agencies and ship
ped last from as many dif-
ferent points as there are
agencies. In some sections OF the State.
| Charlotte for instance. and many other
| equally important wool growing distric,s
| this company handles every pound of wool
| grown. for which they invaribie rsv the
| highest cash price. other important
| features Of the Coinpany's business includes
| The handling of clover and timothy see1s
and over 40 diaent varieties Of other farm
and garden seeds. A recapitulst.on in
round numbers 0f the annual business
/ OF the company IN the several leading
/ branches Of their trade show 8 startling
/ array OF figures, as n includes over eue
| million pounos Of wool. upwards of ffty
| thousand bushels of beans. ten THOUSAND Z
bushels each OF clover and timothy seed
and = million and more packages Of other
is sold IN bulk, besns pfin-
cipally in carload iots. the boik
oftheir being shipped througaont the South
and Southwest The WOO is sli shipped Il
Boston. the clover and timothy seed 10 vs
| rious markets, while the other farm ane
garden seeds are principally sold through
out oar own state, The company give eHu.
ployment 20 one hunred people 81 tbeii
headquarters e. II CaDsl-st. which is
cornmodious, f0ur story building iioyI
ie@t ia dimensions and IN addition n taii
that many agents scattered throughout ~
State 1t will he noted thst the oourans
deal alnost exclusively IN the pFodacfionl
lof Mich gan farnera sl q
whom have unboande8 cor Gden0
Ia tie intsrritr ard financial strength q
thn old established ors13 Bspf3s cote7
| Prise Personally. Mr 81 r. iamoreeu y
the besj ~ abe gnsnd Rapids Grsin su,
sscsi Co. j. too weli and iaF9rshiy know
~ REQUIRE any uewspsssr praise e
/ grztifstng 81 state fn conclusion f1af ts
! oornra1V re4fori fnst fhrif tr srE ve
never better thsn a. present. Sac bsan tfa6
70 dsts -eine considerably shesa 81 fhe cnE
! rssT.o1f na rerio8 for snv prevfcus reer
! &c shipment 70 - issf SATURDAY. szors~sf
/ ing . to.si = fhF-iro ear leeds srsrs9ift
ore hu1d-ey3 hsrrsls - r car utite fgs pri
/ l1.k f9f n hesvier ournr trade 'har ffH
/ helse bzs ever before knorn was nsrs
/ more fHcoUrsEiuz.
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